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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929.,

MRS. KAO ON BAIL G.E.C. PROSECUTION

CONSUL'S WIFE TO BE HEARD

TO-DAY

LIGHT ON OPIUM SEIZURE

MANAGER OF CHINESE ELECTRIC GOODS SHOP

"FISHING EXPEDITION"?

LOAD LINE.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHADOWS BEFORE,

BRITISH COMMITTEE REPORT COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

EXPECTED SOON

IN "CHINA MAIL".

Secial Functions To-day-Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel-Dinner Dances. 8.30 p.m.

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STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT ·

Having been released under a "A Sahing expedition, was

London, Yesterday, bond (signed by her husband) of how Mr. M. K. Lo characterised

In reply to a question in Parlia- --G.$10,000, Mrs. Kao Ying. the wife The attitude of the prosecution in ment, the President of the Board of of a Chinese Vice-Consul at San, a case in which the General Elec-Trade (Mr. Wm. Graham) said that Francisco, in whose luggage is al-tric Company charged Wu Lan. the statutory rules for fixing the "A Thief in the Dark." leged to have been found 3,000 tins manager of the lu Wing Electric position of the loadline on ships, To-day World of prepared Macno" opium and Goods shop, No. 147. Bonham which had been in force since 1890,The American Venus." also some silk on which duty had Strand East, before Mr. E. W. had been modified from time to time not been paid, was to have appear-Hamilton, with receiving stolen in the light of increased experience ed to-day, an trial, when the hour-property, namely, quantity of and the improved construction of ing should have begun.

ships. Further information is to hund Mr. H. J. Armstrong, who ap-

A further revision of the rules from American sources, explaining poared for the prosecution, asked had been undertaken by an expert what is meant by the reference to for a week's formal remand in committee, who were expected to Mr. Kao as a Consular officer hav-order that the prosecution could report very soon. ing no diplomatic status" and also go thoroughly into the case.

He proposed to He send their report to the Dominion other points not altogether clear in explained that the complainants and foreign Governments for con- had a stock of goods worth over sideration and efforts would be made $100,000 and the whole of this to secure an international under- would have to be gone through standing on the subject of the load before the amount of goods involv-line. ed could be definitely stated.

the cables.

Eight large wardrobe-trunks and six suitcases belonging to Mrs. Kao were opened.

It was said that the narcotic came from Macao and is of the best.

brand for smoking, U.S. officials estimating that at present retail prices in America the seizure is worth G.$1,000,000. [Note: 3,000 Lins, or 15,000 taels, would be worth H.K.$180,000 here.]

Complications Feared The Customs officers also found in the baggage a hundred pieces of expensive silks and fine laces, upon which no duty had been paid.

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He also said that there was a Asked whether he was prepared possibility that a part of the goods to introduce legislation to give LITTLE & CO. SUED found in the defendant's shop had effect to the recommendations of been bought from the complain-the Royal Commission on coast ants in the ordinary course of steamers Mr Graham said he hoped business. The only goods that to introduce a Bill on the subject before the Summer Recess.-British Wireless Service.

came under suspicion were those which the defendant was known to have offered for sale at below cost price.

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SALESMAN WHO REFUSED. TO SWEEP THE FLOOR

SINGAPORE CASE

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF. CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AI

SOUTH AFRICAN FORTS,

THE Steamship

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In the Civil District Court C. K. Natraj, an Indian ambulance dresser in the Singapore Munici- pality, sued John Little and Co., Ltd., for $282.76, being alleged Carrying His Majesty's Mails, will balance of salary for March, 1928 be despatched from this Port on ($32.76), one month's salary in lieu or about SATURDAY, 20th July, of notice (8115), and bonus at $15 1929, at 5 p.m., taking Cargo for a month from July, 1927, to March, the above Ports. 1928,

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, Plaintiff told the District Judge France and London (under arrange- (Mr. J. L. McFall) that he was ment) will be transhipped at formerly employed by defendants as Bombay into the Mail Steamer a salesman, and on March 27: 1928, proceeding direct to Marseilles Mr. Dobson, a European in charge and London. of the department in which he

Parcels will be received at this

In pressing for a definite date to On the first afternoon, the U.S. Customs officials announced that be fixed for the hearing of the case, they would smash open the locks Mr. Le, for the defence, said that on Mrs. Kao Yin's baggage at four his client was arrested on July 10 find a definite charge of receiving o'clock as they expected to

stolen property between January 1 opium valued at more than a mil- lion dollars, as the result of a re- and July 9, and now, according to

In the House of Commons the Mr. Armstrong's ståtement port received from United States

In Postmaster-General (Mr. H. B. Lees Court, there was a possibility that Smith) secret service agents abroad.

announced the establish- Before taking forcible measures, the case for the prosecution on the ment, within two or three months, however, the Chief Customs Agent, charge at present before the Court of a public service between London John Smith, offered to allow the could not be sustained. It certainly and Berlin for the telegraphic Chinese Vice-Consul or his wife to appeared as if the prosecution was transmission of pictures, photo- open the baggage. Both refused in on a fishing expedition. He press- graphs and similar matter.-Rey- worked as a salesman, ordered him Sailing. The Contents and Value advance (through their legal repre-ed that the case on the presentter. sentative) to allow the contents of charge should be proceeded with the trunks to be examined.

The baggage had been held by. the Customs since it arrived a few days previously from China, the agents delaying opening it as they feared complications might arise between the United States and China.

Two Years' Work After the discovery of the drug, silks and laces had been made, Mrs. Kao professed ignorance of the

as little delay as possible.

His Worship fixed the hearing of the case for July 23 at 2.15 p.m.

JUNK LITIGATION

THREE PARTIES CLAIMS AGAINST OWNER

Experimental

to sweep the floor, in the absence of the tamby who usually did it. When he refused Mr. Dobson exclaimed: "What

are you paid for?"

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A British Wireless message adds that the service will, at the outset, be of an experimental character witness pointing out that he had and the question of its permanent been engaged as a salesman, not as adoption and its extension to other a tamby, Mr. Dobson added: "I can routes will be considered when suf-send you to the door. I wonder why ficient experience has been obtain-you all do not sweep. We all do it

ed.

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The hearing of an interpleader sum-LIMITATION" CONVERSATION contents of the trunks, telling the mons began before the Puisne Customs officers that they were the Judge, (Mr. Justice Wood) at the property of friends in China who Supreme Court, summary jurisdiction, had influenced her to use diploma- this morning

tic privileges to bring the baggage into the country.

She obtained

PROCEEDING

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London, Yesterday.

at Home."

Hong Kong, 17th July, 1929.

Witness replied that he would OLD TAYLOR

AGED BY TIME

IN OTHER PLACES

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CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA

Mr. C. Hewitt, engineer to the Central Mint, is visiting Nanking.

Bishop Ferguson Davie (Former- ly of Singapore) preached the an- nual Empire Day sermon at St.

report to the director, and the next day witness did not return to work, but instead sent by his son a letter addressed to the director, complain- ing of what had happened. Witness felt he had been insulted by Mr. Mr. J. T. Prior (of Messrs. Wilkin-

Dobson insisting he should sweep son & Grist) appeared for the Chinese

the floor. Witness waited for a claimant of a junk and Mr. J. M.) Informal and preparatory cop-reply to that Jetter, but there was certificates of

d'Almada Remedios Was for three versations are taking place between none, and when witness heard from exemption from search and attach parties who each had claims of a few the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay the other employees that it was ed them to eleven pieces of the bag-hundreds of dollars against the al-MacDonald) and United States Am- "salary day," gage. Further she said that she leged owner

somewhere

about and had issued execu-bassador General Dawes, as ta understood that the baggage con- tion on the junk.,

April 6, he went to the firm, was Claimant's case was that the defend-nected with measures to be taken then was paid.

procedure with the matters con- told to come two days later, and tained presents to her friends in the United States but Mrs. Kanant in the first action was his younger to secure a reduction of naval refused to reveal the names of the cousin, who took over the management

Claim for Bonus armamenta In so far as produc-

All the salary he received was up

balance for that month. His claim for bonus was based on a letter written by the firm in November, 1927, following which he drew bonus at $15 a month for five months.

In answer to Mr. Vaux, who ap- THE TRANSFER APPLICATIONpeared for the defendants, witness M.C.S.

The Hon. Mr. E. W. F. Gilman, C.B.E., Controller of said his salary from John Little and Labour, Malaya, has resumed the Co. was $115. He started in his duties of his substantive appoint- present job on $120, and now was ment. drawing $130. He interviewed his present employers on or about the

persons who were to receive the of the junk at $20 pay per omnth (iftive results are obtained, they will to March 22, and he claimed the Maryle-Bow, Cheapside, on May 24.

owner,

presents, saying that, as she now the profits allowed it) but was not the knew the trunks contained opium, those persons who requested her to bring the baggage into the country would kill her if she told.

John Smith, the Chief Customs Agent, said that he had been work ing on the case for two years. He added that an arrest in Honolulu could be expected soon.

Instructions from Washington

[be communicated to other interest- After argument as to who shoulded Powers-British Wireless Sex deed of execution was stils valid, the begin, his Lordship decided that as the vice.

orus was on Mr. Prior to set it aside. Accordingly, Mr. Prior opened and evidence was called.

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DANGEROUS ACID

He also pointed out that Mrs. Mr. G. C. Moss, of the Fire Brigade has reported to the Police the seizure

Kao had attached the seals to the

baggage and had signed a declara-

tion that the haggage was her own.

of a large quantity of hydroxide yes-

MEERUT TRIAL

REFUSED

Mrs. ffrench Mullen, who arrived in Malaya a few days after the tragic death of her husband at Taiping, bas sailed for Home.

WHAT ACCUSED ALLEGES

Allahabad, Yesterday. The Chief Justice. Sir Grimwood fast day in March, between the day went to the Malay States before Mr. A. S. Grant-Mackie, who first terday. As about 3.15 p.m., Mr. Moss Mears has dismissed the applica-on which he did not return to work any European now living there and The responsibility, therefore, rest was walking in Des Voeux-reed Cen-tion of the Meerut conspiracy acat defendant's firm and the day on retired a year or two ago, is to visit ed upon her.

tral when near the junction of Queen cused for the transference of the which he presented himself for his Malaya shortly. William B. Hamilton, Collector of Victoria-street, two coolies who were trial from Meerut. Customs, announced later that carrying a box suddenly dropped their Hitherto the applicants had

load and bolted.

Mr. Vaux: So while you were On examining the pleaded insufficient and unsuitable absent without leave you were nego-rived in Singapore from Kuala Dr. and Mrs. G. V: Allen have ar- seven trunks brought from China to San Francisco by Mrs. Kao had box, Mr. Moss found that it contained accommodation and their counsel tiating for another job? And you Lampur Dr. Allen is to act as

two jars of the dangerous aeid. been seized and were held pending caused the jars to be dumped in the would be unfair without a jury-job when you went to John Little's? College of Medicine.

He had also state the the trial instructions from Washington, as harbour.

were actually working on that other Principal of the King Edward VII

to whether they should be searched

for narcotics. Mrs. Kao

detained at first.

was, not

THEFT FROM BARRACKS

The Customs officers referred the case to the Treasury Department in of A Company, 2nd Battalion the Company Sergeant Major Johnstone, Washington because of the diplo-King's Own Scottish Borderers, staying ustic position of Mr. Kao Ying. in D Block, Victoria Barracks, has "No Diplomatic Standing" reported to the Police that Bernard Waite, Deputy Commis-between 1 and 5 a.m., yesterday a sloner of Customs, telegraphed thief entered his room through the from Washington to the Customs door, which was left open, and stola Office in San Francisco to examine two watches, a gold chain, and son the baggage of Mrs. Kao, saying some money valued in all at $63.50. that a Vice-Consul does not have, diplomatic standing and there is nothing to prevent the baggage

VEHICULAR FERRY

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RECOVERY

Sir

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salary.

Witness replied that a month

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Mr. Frank Oldrieve has resigned earlier he had applied to the Muni- cipality, and went in reply to a the Secretaryship of the British letter requesting him to go up for Empire Leprosy Relief Association, an interview. He instituted pro- on the ground that overseas tours ceedings about a year after he left can be better undertaken by a John Little's.

trained medical expert. He pro-

In reply to His Honour, Mr. Vaux poses to settle in South Rhodesia. said the defendants would not deny Dr. Robert G. Cochrane, Medical London, June 28.

that they had received the letter Secretary of the Mission of Lepers, Rudyard Kipling have collaborat sort of letter which might have been

Edward Elgar and Mr. referred to by plaintiff. It was the succeeds him as Secretary. ed in the production of The received and forgotten.

Phyr Frasiddhi Salakar, Traffic March of Praise," which expresses "Danin Black Nigger"

Superintendent, Siamese State Rail- British joy and thanksgiving at: Plaintiff called a witness, another Ways, accompanied by H.S.H being searched in the ordinary way. At to-morrow's meeting of the Legis to health. The work will be in and this witness stated that when Passenger Department, left Bang- His Majesty the King's restoration ex-employee of the defendant arm, Prince Vara Virakare, chief of the Later information showed that lative Counell the Hoa. Mr. W. E. Lcluded in the "King's Book," to plaintiff refused to sweep the floor. kok by a special coach attached to the seven trunks belonging to Mrs. Shenton will ask- Kao were seized because secret Is the Government in a position to be published in November, the Mr. Dobson called plaintiff "A damn the international express on June agents abroad of the Treasury De inform this Council whether there is procede of which will be devor black nigger 16 in order to meet the of clada ng partment reported that 3,000 tins

posalbility of arrangements being to the King Edward Hospital

the F.M.S. Railways at Padang made in the near future for a vehicu- Fund.

Mr. Vaux submitted there was no of opium, valued at approximately

Besar. lar ferry across the harbour?

case for defendants to answer. G.$60,000, had been placed in a

Other famous writers also con- Plaintiff, after a quarrel with an- trunk in China to be brought to

tribute to the volume,

As the result of strong repre- other employee, had absented him-sentations made by Mr. S. E the United States.

self from work, and counsel aub-Kwong, Consul-General in the mitted that when he presented him Philippines, against the unequal self at John Little's some days later treatment meted out to Chinese en- the firm was acting very generously taring the Islands, the Insular in paying his anlary. As to his Government is reported by the We understand that H.M.S. "Cleo Council, will ask a number of questions claim for a bonus, all he had pro- vernacular papers to have promised patra, H.ELS.Concord" and H.M.S. relative to the premium paid for Crown duced in support of that was to take the necessary steps to im- Camorian are carrying the rellefs land leased to the Kowloon Tong letter referring to a payment for prove matters.

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